The History of Celibacy

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On this hour, “A History Of Celibacy.” According to author Elizabeth Abbott, lifelong abstention is not just for the religious. Throughout history there have been castrated boys destined for an operatic career, young women cloistered against thier will, or frustrated bacheolors doomed by the surplus of males in contemporary China. What caused and still causes people to give up sex?
(Hosted by Michael Goldfarb)

Guests:

Elizabeth Abbott, author of ” A History of Celibacy.”